The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-03-26


to show improvement. The night
sweats ceased as if by magic, the almost
constant pains vanished, the execretion
Of the body was regular and became
natural. and the appetite returned.
The ManGan Flood.
Since last Friday Mandan has been al
most completely submerged in water
The loss entailed has been enormous.
both to railroad and private property. On
Saturday an ice gorge formed at the Bis
marck bridge six miles in length and
thirty feet high, blocking the water up
for miles around. At midnight terri.
ble blizzard set in and it grew cold rapid
ly, causing great suffering among resi-
dents of Mandan, who were obliged to
leave their homes and seek shelter among
the hills. About p. m. intelligence was
telephoned from Fort Lincoln that num-
Der Of people could be seen from the
heights upon which the post is situated,
on the opposite shore, entirely surrounded
by water and cith no apparent means Of
escape unless aid be received from with
out the area upon which they were confined.
Upon receipt of the news of their precari-
ous predicament the following message
was sent to the citizens of Bismarck:
$50 to the rescue of the people ON the
bottom, opposite Fort Lincoln, who are
surrounded by water and must perish in
the storm if not soon relieved; officer at
the fort sent word here; several on tops
of houses and hay stacks"
This message, meeting with unfortunate
circumstances at various points en- route,
was obliged to be sent via Portland, San
Francisco Ogden, Omaha, Chicago and st.
Paul, traversing nearly five thousand miles
of wire in order to reach its destination,
only four miles distant by the usual route
This unfortunate party could not be
| reached by relief boats from the Mandan
side on account OF the ice. Numerous
other settlers on the low lands were
| obliged to climb trees and hay stacks to
escape drowning, but all such are believed
to have been rescued by relief boats, and
no loss of life is reported. The high tres
tie of the Northern Pecitic bridge was
slightly damaged. Every effort was made
to break the ice gorge with dynamite,
but without avail. The gorge at this
time consisted of six miles of solid ice
wedged to the bottom of the river and
piled thirty-five feet high. Sunday morn
ing the mayor of Mandan appointed num-
erous relief committees to look after the
homeless and to prevent suffering. Mon
day morning the gorge was so stationary as
to admit Of several venturing upon it and
crossing from Bismarck to Mandan, among
the party being Editors Tuttlc, of the Man
dan Pioneer, and Marney, Of the Miles
City Stock Growers Journal. Later in
the day numerous parties crossed in boats.
For some time the water rose IN inch
every minute, and attained the greatest
height since 1880
Wednesday the water backed in Swan
creek and carried off the bridge between
Lebeau aud Scranton and flooded the bot,
tom lands eight feet deep
1t is believed several Indians were
drowned. The family of Garrett Barry
barely escaped with their lives and lost
all their stock and household effects.
The steamer General Tompkins was
wrecked and ground into splinters by
the ice.
Aside from the railroad the damage to
property in Mandan is estimated at the
nominal sum of 81 900
A dispatch of the 23d says: All at
tempts to break the Sibley Island gorge
by dynamite are unavailing. A man was
seen riding down the river on cake of
Ice frautically calling for help, but it was
impossible to assist him. Twelve families
near Livonia had most horrible expert
ence. After being on the roofs for twen
ty-four hours thin coat of ice formed
over the river. and on this they walked to
the shore, some two miles, some breaking
through several times, but being rescued
The Fort Lincoln army officers are
still of the opinion that the people oppo-
site the post on the lower lands, south of
the city, perished in the flood. This be-
lief is becoming prevalent, and as the re-
ports come in from remote districts the
story Of suffering and loss of life is in
tensifed.
The treasury department has taken ad
verse action on the application of the IIo
Wong joss house of San Francesca, society
established for alleged religious purposes,
for the free entry of the figure of a dragon
representing the god or joss. Ho Wong
The figure is about $50 feet long and is
composed Of paper, silk, metal, glass,
feathers tinselS and sroats hair The an